(2x-9)(2x-9)=8

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Solution for (2x-9)(2x-9)=8 equation:


Simplifying
(2x + -9)(2x + -9) = 8

Reorder the terms:
(-9 + 2x)(2x + -9) = 8

Reorder the terms:
(-9 + 2x)(-9 + 2x) = 8

Multiply (-9 + 2x) * (-9 + 2x)
(-9(-9 + 2x) + 2x * (-9 + 2x)) = 8
((-9 * -9 + 2x * -9) + 2x * (-9 + 2x)) = 8
((81 + -18x) + 2x * (-9 + 2x)) = 8
(81 + -18x + (-9 * 2x + 2x * 2x)) = 8
(81 + -18x + (-18x + 4x2)) = 8

Combine like terms: -18x + -18x = -36x
(81 + -36x + 4x2) = 8

Solving
81 + -36x + 4x2 = 8

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
81 + -8 + -36x + 4x2 = 8 + -8

Combine like terms: 81 + -8 = 73
73 + -36x + 4x2 = 8 + -8

Combine like terms: 8 + -8 = 0
73 + -36x + 4x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.  Divide all terms by
4 the coefficient of the squared term: 

Divide each side by '4'.
18.25 + -9x + x2 = 0

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-18.25' to each side of the equation.
18.25 + -9x + -18.25 + x2 = 0 + -18.25

Reorder the terms:
18.25 + -18.25 + -9x + x2 = 0 + -18.25

Combine like terms: 18.25 + -18.25 = 0.00
0.00 + -9x + x2 = 0 + -18.25
-9x + x2 = 0 + -18.25

Combine like terms: 0 + -18.25 = -18.25
-9x + x2 = -18.25

The x term is -9x.  Take half its coefficient (-4.5).
Square it (20.25) and add it to both sides.

Add '20.25' to each side of the equation.
-9x + 20.25 + x2 = -18.25 + 20.25

Reorder the terms:
20.25 + -9x + x2 = -18.25 + 20.25

Combine like terms: -18.25 + 20.25 = 2
20.25 + -9x + x2 = 2

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + -4.5)(x + -4.5) = 2

Calculate the square root of the right side: 1.414213562

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + -4.5) equal to 1.414213562 and -1.414213562.

Subproblem 1

x + -4.5 = 1.414213562 Simplifying x + -4.5 = 1.414213562 Reorder the terms: -4.5 + x = 1.414213562 Solving -4.5 + x = 1.414213562 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '4.5' to each side of the equation. -4.5 + 4.5 + x = 1.414213562 + 4.5 Combine like terms: -4.5 + 4.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = 1.414213562 + 4.5 x = 1.414213562 + 4.5 Combine like terms: 1.414213562 + 4.5 = 5.914213562 x = 5.914213562 Simplifying x = 5.914213562

Subproblem 2

x + -4.5 = -1.414213562 Simplifying x + -4.5 = -1.414213562 Reorder the terms: -4.5 + x = -1.414213562 Solving -4.5 + x = -1.414213562 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '4.5' to each side of the equation. -4.5 + 4.5 + x = -1.414213562 + 4.5 Combine like terms: -4.5 + 4.5 = 0.0 0.0 + x = -1.414213562 + 4.5 x = -1.414213562 + 4.5 Combine like terms: -1.414213562 + 4.5 = 3.085786438 x = 3.085786438 Simplifying x = 3.085786438

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {5.914213562, 3.085786438}

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